Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
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The 1996 97 WHL season was the 31st season for the Western Hockey League Eighteen teams completed a 72 game season The Lethbridge Hurricanes won the President s Cup Contents 1 League notes 2 Regular season 2 1 Final standings 2 2 Scoring leaders 2 3 Goaltending leaders 3 1997 WHL Playoffs 3 1 Conference Quarterfinals 3 1 1 Eastern Conference 3 1 2 Western Conference 3 2 Conference semifinals 3 3 Conference finals 3 4 WHL Championship 4 All Star game 5 WHL awards 6 All Star Teams 7 See also 8 ReferencesLeague notes editThe Edmonton Ice joined the WHL as its 18th franchise playing in the Central Division The Swift Current Broncos moved to the East Division Regular season editFinal standings edit East Division GP W L T Pts GF GAx Brandon Wheat Kings 72 47 24 1 95 339 208x Swift Current Broncos 72 44 23 5 93 336 243x Regina Pats 72 42 27 3 87 326 259x Moose Jaw Warriors 72 36 29 7 79 278 240x Prince Albert Raiders 72 29 34 9 67 235 262Saskatoon Blades 72 18 48 6 42 227 344Central Division GP W L T Pts GF GAx Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 47 22 3 97 342 248x Red Deer Rebels 72 43 26 3 89 317 297x Medicine Hat Tigers 72 39 32 1 79 270 278Calgary Hitmen 72 15 53 4 34 199 360Edmonton Ice 72 14 56 2 30 231 395West Division GP W L T Pts GF GAx Portland Winter Hawks 72 46 21 5 97 300 196x Seattle Thunderbirds 72 41 27 4 86 311 249x Spokane Chiefs 72 35 33 4 74 260 235x Kelowna Rockets 72 35 35 2 72 298 314x Kamloops Blazers 72 28 37 7 63 256 285x Prince George Cougars 72 28 39 5 61 238 287Tri City Americans 72 22 43 7 51 225 288Scoring leaders edit Note GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalties in minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIMTodd Robinson Portland Winter Hawks 71 38 96 134 53Byron Ritchie Lethbridge Hurricanes 63 50 76 126 86Patrick Marleau Seattle Thunderbirds 71 51 74 125 22Peter Schaefer Brandon Wheat Kings 61 49 74 123 66B J Young Red Deer Rebels 63 58 56 114 72Josh St Louis Swift Current Broncos 65 57 51 108 20Brett McLean Kelowna Rockets 72 44 60 104 89Kelly Smart Brandon Wheat Kings 69 39 60 99 8Josh Holden Regina Pats 58 49 49 98 111Greg Schmidt Red Deer Rebels 66 45 53 98 97Goaltending leaders edit Note GP Games played Min Minutes played W Wins L Losses T Ties GA Goals against SO Total shutouts SV Save percentage GAA Goals against average Player Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV GAABrian Elder Brandon Wheat Kings 52 2930 32 15 0 132 2 906 2 70Brent Belecki Portland Winter Hawks 27 1568 17 7 1 71 1 909 2 72Chris Wickenheiser Red Deer Portland 41 2428 24 14 3 110 3 913 2 72David Haun Brandon Wheat Kings 27 1442 15 9 1 72 1 898 3 00Donavon Nunweiler Moose Jaw Warriors 56 3278 27 21 5 166 6 907 3 041997 WHL Playoffs editTop eight teams in the Eastern Conference East and Central divisions qualified for playoffs Top six teams in the Western Conference division qualified for the playoffsFirst RoundDivision Semi FinalsDivision FinalsWHL Championship C1Lethbridge4E5Prince Albert0C1Lethbridge4E4Moose Jaw2E1Brandon2E4Moose Jaw4C1Lethbridge4C2Red Deer1E2Swift Current4C3Medicine Hat0E2Swift Current2C2Red Deer4C2Red Deer4E3Regina1C1Lethbridge4W2Seattle0W2Seattle4W5Kamloops1W2Seattlebye W2Seattle4W6Prince George2W1Portland2W6Prince George4W3Spokane0W6Prince George3W3Spokane4W4Kelowna2Conference Quarterfinals edit Eastern Conference edit Lethbridge vs Prince AlbertDate Away HomeMarch 19 Prince Albert 2 4 LethbridgeMarch 21 Prince Albert 1 2 LethbridgeMarch 23 Lethbridge 5 4 Prince AlbertMarch 24 Lethbridge 5 4 Prince AlbertLethbridge wins series 4 0 Swift Current vs Medicine HatDate Away HomeMarch 18 Medicine Hat 1 8 Swift CurrentMarch 20 Swift Current 5 1 Medicine HatMarch 22 Medicine Hat 1 5 Swift CurrentMarch 23 Swift Current 4 2 Medicine HatSwift Current wins series 4 0Brandon vs Moose JawDate Away HomeMarch 20 Moose Jaw 4 2 BrandonMarch 21 Moose Jaw 4 3 BrandonMarch 23 Brandon 5 4 Moose JawMarch 24 Brandon 3 2 Moose JawMarch 26 Moose Jaw 3 2 Brandon OTMarch 28 Brandon 2 3 Moose Jaw OTMoose Jaw wins series 4 2 Red Deer vs ReginaDate Away HomeMarch 20 Regina 4 6 Red DeerMarch 21 Regina 4 5 Red Deer OTMarch 23 Red Deer 6 2 ReginaMarch 24 Red Deer 1 5 ReginaMarch 26 Regina 1 5 Red DeerRed Deer wins series 4 1Western Conference edit Portland vs Prince GeorgeDate Away HomeMarch 21 Prince George 2 5 PortlandMarch 22 Prince George 5 3 PortlandMarch 25 Portland 0 4 Prince GeorgeMarch 26 Portland 2 4 Prince GeorgeMarch 29 Prince George 1 2 PortlandMarch 31 Portland 2 3 Prince GeorgePrince George wins series 4 2 Spokane vs KelownaDate Away HomeMarch 21 Spokane 5 3 KelownaMarch 22 Spokane 5 3 KelownaMarch 26 Kelowna 5 2 SpokaneMarch 28 Kelowna 0 4 SpokaneMarch 29 Kelowna 6 3 SpokaneMarch 31 Spokane 5 2 KelownaSpokane wins series 4 2Seattle vs KamloopsDate Away HomeMarch 21 Kamloops 2 5 SeattleMarch 23 Kamloops 3 7 SeattleMarch 25 Seattle 4 1 KamloopsMarch 27 Seattle 2 3 KamloopsMarch 29 Kamloops 4 5 SeattleSeattle wins series 4 1Conference semifinals edit Eastern ConferenceLethbridge vs Moose JawDate Away HomeMarch 31 Moose Jaw 2 3 Lethbridge OTApril 1 Moose Jaw 5 4 Lethbridge OTApril 3 Lethbridge 5 3 Moose JawApril 4 Lethbridge 4 5 Moose JawApril 6 Moose Jaw 1 5 LethbridgeApril 8 Lethbridge 5 4 Moose JawLethbridge wins series 4 2 Swift Current vs Red DeerDate Away HomeMarch 31 Red Deer 5 2 Swift CurrentApril 1 Red Deer 5 3 Swift CurrentApril 3 Swift Current 2 4 Red DeerApril 4 Swift Current 3 2 Red Deer OTApril 6 Red Deer 2 11 Swift CurrentApril 8 Swift Current 2 6 Red DeerRed Deer wins series 4 2Western ConferenceSpokane vs Prince GeorgeDate Away HomeApril 4 Prince George 5 4 Spokane OTApril 5 Prince George 4 2 SpokaneApril 7 Spokane 1 2 Prince GeorgePrince George wins series 3 0 Seattle earns byeConference finals edit Eastern Conference Western ConferenceLethbridge vs Red DeerDate Away HomeApril 12 Red Deer 2 3 Lethbridge OTApril 13 Red Deer 7 4 LethbridgeApril 15 Lethbridge 5 3 Red DeerApril 16 Lethbridge 6 4 Red DeerApril 18 Red Deer 2 5 LethbridgeLethbridge wins series 4 1 Seattle vs Prince GeorgeDate Away HomeApril 10 Prince George 3 2 Seattle 2OTApril 11 Prince George 1 4 SeattleApril 14 Seattle 5 2 Prince GeorgeApril 15 Seattle 3 4 Prince GeorgeApril 18 Prince George 1 4 SeattleApril 20 Seattle 6 1 Prince GeorgeSeattle wins series 4 2WHL Championship edit Lethbridge vs SeattleDate Away HomeApril 25 Seattle 2 7 LethbridgeApril 26 Seattle 1 4 LethbridgeApril 29 Lethbridge 3 1 SeattleApril 30 Lethbridge 5 1 SeattleLethbridge wins series 4 0All Star game editOn January 22 the Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference 7 5 at Spokane Washington before a WHL record crowd of 10 455 WHL awards editPlayer of the Year Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Peter Schaefer Brandon Wheat KingsScholastic Player of the Year Daryl K Doc Seaman Trophy Stefan Cherneski Brandon Wheat KingsTop Scorer Bob Clarke Trophy Todd Robinson Portland Winter HawksMost Sportsmanlike Player Brad Hornung Trophy Kelly Smart Brandon Wheat KingsTop Defenseman Bill Hunter Trophy Chris Phillips Lethbridge HurricanesRookie of the Year Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Donavon Nunweiler Moose Jaw WarriorsTop Goaltender Del Wilson Trophy Brian Boucher Tri City AmericansCoach of the Year Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Brent Peterson Portland Winter HawksExecutive of the Year Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Todd McLellan Swift Current BroncosRegular season Champions Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Lethbridge HurricanesTop Official Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Tom KowalMarketing Public Relations Award St Clair Group Trophy Pat Garrity Red Deer RebelsHumanitarian of the Year Jesse Wallin Red Deer RebelsWHL Plus Minus Award Peter Schaefer Brandon Wheat KingsPlayoff Most Valuable Player airBC Trophy Blaine Russell Lethbridge HurricanesAll Star Teams editEastern ConferenceFirst Team Second TeamGoal Donovan Nunweiler Moose Jaw Warriors Brian Elder Brandon Wheat KingsDefense Chris Phillips Lethbridge Hurricanes Justin Kurtz Brandon Wheat KingsDerek Morris Regina Pats David Van Drunen Prince Albert RaidersForward Peter Schaefer Brandon Wheat Kings Brad Larsen Swift Current BroncosShane Willis Lethbridge Hurricanes Dmitri Nabokov Regina PatsB J Young Red Deer Rebels Byron Ritchie Lethbridge HurricanesWestern ConferenceFirst Team Second TeamGoal Brian Boucher Tri City Americans Chris Wickenheiser Portland Winter HawksDefense Randy Perry Seattle Thunderbirds Hugh Hamilton Spokane ChiefsZenith Komarniski Tri City Americans Joel Kwiatkowski Prince George CougarsForward Patrick Marleau Seattle Thunderbirds Brad Isbister Portland Winter HawksTodd Robinson Portland Winter Hawks Donnie Kinney Kamloops BlazersTrent Whitfield Spokane Chiefs Brett McLean Kelowna RocketsSee also edit1997 Memorial Cup 1997 NHL Entry Draft 1996 in sports 1997 in sportsReferences editwhl ca 2005 06 WHL GuidePreceded by1995 96 WHL season WHL seasons Succeeded by1997 98 WHL season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 97 WHL season amp oldid 1179451218, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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